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Solenopsis fugax is a small but delicate ant, one of the smallest European ant species. Its Dutch name comes from the fact that in the wild, it breeds from another colony.

Specifications Scientific name: Solenopsis fugax Dutch name: Thief ant Distribution area:  Southern Europe
Ant color: yellow, brownish Difficulty level: 3/5 Queen size: 6-6.5 mm Worker size: 1.5-3 mm Soldier size: /  Temperature:  22 to 28 degrees Optimal temperature: 25-27 degrees Nest humidity: 50 to 70% Outside world humidity: 30 to 50% Winter dormancy: November-February at 15 degrees Growth rate: 3/5 Develops into number of workers: +- 10,000 workers Subfamily: Myrmicinae Organization: claustral Colony formation:  polygynous (can have multiple queens per nest)









 
     

Care:

Food: insects such as fruit flies, redrunners, crickets, mealworms, buffalo worms, dubia cockroaches. Sugars such as beetle jelly, byFormica sunburst and nectar, honeydew, etc.

Food requirement: normal

From how many workers to a nest: move workers to a small nest from about 100+ workers; since it is a small species, a test tube functions best as a nest.

Recommended nesting type: test tube

Care:

They are small ants, so be very careful when feeding liquid nutrients. They can easily drown if the droplet is too large; this can be remedied by offering some Sunburst in a liquid feeder, for example, so that the worker ants can drink safely